Can pouring spout



Jan. 31, 1939. F PoLuFRoNE CAN POURING S POUI Filed May 15, 1937 2 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR. Ifauz fizL/FEONE ATTORNEYS.

31, 1939. F. POLLIFR'ONE CAN POURING SPOUT Filed May 13,' 1937 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR. Ziw/vz P014 /FEON M7 V A T T ORNE YS.

Patented Jan. 31, 1939 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,145,632 cAN POURING SPOUT Frank Pollifrone, Tiburon, Calif. Application May 13, 1937, Serial No. 142,441 3 Claims. (Cl. 221-23) This invention relates to a can pouring spout and has for an object to provide a can pouring spout which may be attached to one edge of a can containing a liquid such as may be used in a household or garage.

A further object of this invention is to provide an attachable and detachable can pouring spout which may be attached to cans such as one or five-gallon cans, or even smaller ones,

particularly those that are of rectangular shape and are intended to be emptied through a hole to be punched in a corner of the top. While this spout is particularly intended for cans of rectangular shape, as shown, it may likewise be used with cans of other shapes, on which, however, the spout will have to be made of a shape corresponding to the shape of the can. If used with a circular can, the spout would have to have a radius corresponding to the radius of the can, but if used with a rectangular can the same spout may be used with a large or small can.

A further object of this invention is toprovide a can pouring spout which may be attached to the top edge of the can and thus not have to embrace the can in order to be secured thereto, thereby making it feasible for this spout to be attached to cans of large capacity, as well as cans of small capacity.

A further object of this invention is to provide 30 an attachable spout which may be detached from the can and readily re-attached to the same or another can without necessitating the use of tools.

With the foregoing and other objects in view as will hereinafter become apparent, this inven- 35 tion comprises the constructions, combinations and arrangement of parts, hereinafter set forth, disclosed and shown on the accompanying drawings. In these drawings,

Fig. 1 is a top plan view of one form of the 40 pouring spout of this invention attached to a rectangular can.

Fig. 2 is a side view of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a sectional view on line 3-3 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional view on line 4-'-4 45 of Fig. 1, Fig. 5 or Fig. 8.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a pouring spout having a difierent type of attaching means.

Fig. 6 is a sectional view of the attaching means of Fig. 5.

50 Fig. 7 is a bac perspective view of a spout having another form of attaching means.

Fig. 8 is a front perspective view of Fig. '7. Fig. 9 is an elevational view of the operating cam of Figs. '7 and 8. 55 There is shown at ID a representation of a rectangular can such as used in quart, half-gallon, gallon or five-gallon sizes, either for house-' hold supplies such as fruit drinks, salad or olive oils, or the like, or for lubricating oils in the garage. d This can ID has the usual side walls In to which is secured the top 12 with its usual overlapping flange or bead l3. Such cans H] are usually intended to be opened by punching outlet hole M in the corner thereof, some cans having W the outline for such hole demarked thereon. The spout l6 of this invention is shaped to fit snugly about the corner of the can ill, being pro- 'vided with a recessed channel l1, and depending Wall l8, the recessed channel I! fitting over the W flange or bead l3 of the can top l2, while the depending walls l8 fit along the side walls of the can. Set in the recessed channel H is a sealing substance, such as at 419, adapted to be pressed against the bead I3 and making a tight 2 fit therewith when the spout is secured to the sides of the can. Flaring upwardly and outwardly from the depressed channel I! of the spout are the lips leading to the end tip 2| to which the liquid from the can ID will be directed by the lips 20.

This invention contemplates different means of securing this spout to the edge of the can without the necessity of embracing the can. One such means is shown in Figs. 1 to 4, and includes a spring clamp member 22 formed at each end of the spout Hi. This spring clamp member 22 is formed by bending forwardly from the material of the spout it a pair of flanges 23 through which is secured apivot pin 2 8. On the pivot pin 24 is mounted a'coil spring 25. The pin is journaled through a pair of tongues 26 extending from the clamp member 21. The spring 25 urges the clamp 21 to bring its lower edge 28 against the inner side of the spout wall l8. To attach the spout Hi to the can M the clamp 2'! is pressed backwardly against the spring 25 so as to bring its edge 28 over the up-turned edge of the can top H securing it in position. To detach it the clamps are merely released in an obvious manner.

In Figs. 5 and 6 a different means of attaching the spout I6 is shown. In this form a long tongue 30 is left at each end of the spout and is bent downwardly as at 3i. Aligned perforations are punched in the upwardly and downwardly extending portions of the tongue 30 and bolt 32 and wing nut 33 pressed therethrough. .To secure the spout Hi to the can ill with this form of securing means it is only necessary to place 2 amaeaa the spout with the edge of the tongue 30 extendjacent beaded portions of the can top edge and ing over the flange or bead on the can top and .lock the flange to the can top edge. tighten the wing nut 33. To remove the same Acan pouring spout including apair of pourthe nut need only be loosened. in lips leading to a pouring tip there-between, In Figs], 8 and 9, still another securing means side walls extending integrally from said pourin is provided and includes a downwardly turned lips and means at the ends of said walls for cofiange 39 attached to fit over the can top flange Operating W h he an top ed e to Secu e Said or head l3. A wire 40 is held in position on the spout to the can top Said means including spout by extending through a. pair ofout-struck an upwardly. extending flange at each end of the tongues SI in the wall l8 thereof. This wire 40 Pouring spout the upper edge of said flange has hooked ends 42 overlying the downwardly mg turned downwardly to overlie the can top wardly extending portions of said flange. to press the flange 39 against the inner sides of A can pouring Spout including a pair f 

